Dr. Melanie Rock
Positions
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Honorary Adjunct Professor
Honorary Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Social Work, Calgary Campus
Honorary Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education
Full Member
O'Brien Institute for Public Health
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Full Member
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Office of One Health
Member, Smart Cities Working Group
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Background
Educational Background
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (CIHR/CHSRF Fellow) Health Promotion, Université de Montréal, 2003
Doctor of Philosophy (SSHRC Scholar) Sociocultural & Medical Anthropology, McGill University, 2002
Master of Social Work (Sir James Lougheed Scholar) Social Policy and Community Services, University of Toronto, 1994
Programme en français langue étrangère - intermédiaire avancé Université Laval, 1992
Bachelor of Arts (Keyfitz Scholar) First Class Honours, Anthropology, McGill University, 1991
International Baccalaureate United World College of South-East Asia, 1988
Biography
Dr Melanie Rock is an anthropologist (PhD) and a social worker (MSW, RSW). As a postdoctoral fellow, Melanie studied how to promote human health in the context of socioeconomic inequities, with particular attention to Indigenous communities and urban areas. Over the years, Melanie has competed successfully for funding from both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), amongst other sources. Since joining the University of Calgary in 2003, Melanie's research program has focused on people's pets as negative and positive influences on mental, physical, and social well-being.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Publications
In the News
- Healthy Publics. The Animal Turn. (2024)
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